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A Young Black Scientist Discovered A Pivotal Leprosy Treatment But Is Only Now Getting Proper Recognition
An older colleague took the credit for the discovery after the untimely early death of Alice Ball in 1916.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015
Father Damien Dedicated His Life To A Leprosy Colony — And Inspired HIV/AIDS Care
The Catholic saint embraced those the rest of society had rejected, joining them and even dying for them, and he also represented people at the margins.